# 388 The Law of Seeds

The Book of Genesis

Day 388

Ge 41: 32 "And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

We  are taking a little break from the study in Genesis to pursue the importance of repetition in the Scriptures. In particular we are looking at the “verily, verilies” found in the Gospel of John. When God repeats things, He is merely underlining or highlighting them for us. He gives them an extra sense of urgency.

Today we will look at Joh 12:24,25, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.  25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. “

Jesus takes a natural law and turns it into a spiritual truth. We all know about seeds. We take them out of the packet, put them in the ground, sprinkle a little water on them and  they die unto themselves and are changed into a dynamic living plant that produces much fruit, and consequently, many more seeds.  If we leave those seeds in the packet, absolutely nothing happens!

Jesus made this statement on the day we now call Palm Sunday. One week later, HE would sprout out of the tomb in which His lifeless body was planted, and HE went on to produce much fruit. But, He emphasizes the point here that this law does not just apply to Him. He who loves his life, as is, (stays in the packet) will lose it eternally! In other words, if we refuse to die to self, we remain in our little shell of a body and produce nothing in the spiritual realm. 

But he who dies to self, begins the process of producing much fruit, and it begins with our baptism where we are planted with Jesus. Ro 6:4 says, “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

Of course this seed that has been transformed through baptism, now will need nurturing along the way in order to produce fruit. (See the parable of the sower in Matthew 13)

The necessity of dying to self and producing fruit is underscored in Joh 15:2,5,6,  "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

 We are talking about eternal life here, and the key to abiding in Jesus is to trust Him and His Word. Joh 15:7,8 says,  "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.  8 "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

Simply stated, die to yourself! The process starts with baptism and continues as we keep trusting  in Jesus!  Trust Him for your salvation, even your obedience, and let the Holy Spirit